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San Lorenzo Valley election results: Martinez holds strong lead for county supervisor

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-13T11:44:55-08:00November 5, 2024|Tags: Christopher Bradford, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Monica Martinez, Nov. 5 2024 election, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Plus: Measure T Zayante Fire tax leads, Measure U water bill limit trails

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As Live Oak rail-trail plans sharpen, mobile-home owners dig in

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-05T11:22:12-08:00November 1, 2024|Tags: City of Capitola, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, mobile homes, Pleasure Point, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

Report to provide “more clarity” for homeowners

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Nonprofits boost Yes on Q, and other Santa Cruz County campaign money trails

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-25T16:41:39-07:00October 25, 2024|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Nov. 5 2024 election|

Fundraising tallied on Santa Cruz soda tax, county supervisor races

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Voter fraud alleged in Santa Cruz Mountains school parcel tax

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-28T11:58:08-07:00October 24, 2024|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, education, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Lakeside Joint School District, Los Gatos, Nov. 5 2024 election, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz Mountains|

San Jose man says he’s fighting for representation

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Controlled burn starts in San Mateo County, with more planned for Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-23T17:28:41-07:00October 23, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, City of Santa Cruz, controlled burns, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, fire, Jesse Kathan, prescribed fire, San Mateo County, State Parks, wildfire|

Plus: New alerts, resources to track fires

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Proposed Downtown Santa Cruz rules seek to cap building heights

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-21T16:59:43-07:00October 21, 2024|Tags: downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, newsletter briefs, Santa Cruz City Council|

Rules could raise millions for affordable housing

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Fact check: No on Z, the campaign against a Santa Cruz soda tax

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-21T10:34:37-07:00October 18, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Martine Watkins, Nov. 5 2024 election|

Are soda taxes illegal? And other questions answered

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Fact check: County supervisor candidate Monica Martinez and a lawsuit against Encompass

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-29T16:13:19-07:00October 17, 2024|Tags: county budget, County of Santa Cruz, encompass community services, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Mimi Hall, Monica Martinez, nonprofits, Nov. 5 2024 election, social services|

Legal battle from 2019 may not signal wrongdoing, nonprofit expert says

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Central Fire to pay out nearly $1 million in firefighters’ brawl

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-11T17:06:56-07:00October 11, 2024|Tags: Central Fire, courts, Featured, Jason Nee, lawsuits|

Taxpayers shell out after drunken fight among coworkers

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Santa Cruz County supervisors to weigh ban on filtered cigarette sales

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-04T17:16:36-07:00October 4, 2024|Tags: environment, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, newsletter briefs, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Enforcement could start in 2027

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Would Measure N demolish a Live Oak senior center for teacher housing?

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-02T15:23:55-07:00October 2, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Clay Kempf, Community Bridges, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Kristin Ptofenhauer, Live Oak, Live Oak School District, Measure N, Nov. 5 2024 election, Ray Cancino, Senior Center of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties, teacher housing|

Bond aims to raise $45 million for workforce housing

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161 homes proposed on Graham Hill Road near Scotts Valley

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-01T11:38:24-07:00September 30, 2024|Tags: Builder’s Remedy, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, Felton, Graham Hill Road, housing|

County planners deal with 40 acre ‘Builder’s Remedy’ project